Middleweight · “The Sniper”
Nassourdine Imavov
17-4-0 (1 NC) UFC 9-2-0 (1 NC)
6'3"Height
75"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1996-03-01Born
4KO wins
0Sub wins
44.4%Finish rate
15:15Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min4.28
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.17
Striking accuracy55.0%
Striking defense58.7%
Takedowns / 15 min0.74
Takedown accuracy32.1%
Takedown defense81.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.98
Control time15.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents7-2
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
12 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
W Caio Borralho 7-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho · 2025-09-06
81/162Sig. strikes
66/166Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:29Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Israel Adesanya 13-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:30 — UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov · 2025-02-01
15/31Sig. strikes
26/50Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:44Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Brendan Allen 12-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis · 2024-09-28
57/86Sig. strikes
30/52Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
5:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jared Cannonier 10-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R4 1:34 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov · 2024-06-08
82/134Sig. strikes
64/109Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
1:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Roman Dolidze 6-2 walk-in Decision - Majority · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov · 2024-02-03
112/189Sig. strikes
34/152Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:52Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
NC Chris Curtis 4-2 walk-in Could Not Continue · R2 3:04 — UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana · 2023-06-10
57/84Sig. strikes
26/61Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
2:22Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Sean Strickland 12-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov · 2023-01-14
123/269Sig. strikes
182/405Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Joaquin Buckley 5-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa · 2022-09-03
51/109Sig. strikes
46/174Absorbed
2/7Takedowns
3:56Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Edmen Shahbazyan 4-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:52 — UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 · 2021-11-06
42/63Sig. strikes
22/35Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
3:56Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
W Ian Heinisch 3-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:09 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw · 2021-07-24
39/96Sig. strikes
24/52Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:11Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Phil Hawes 1-0 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis · 2021-02-20
57/93Sig. strikes
31/54Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jordan Williams 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Aldana · 2020-10-03
68/110Sig. strikes
30/98Absorbed
1/8Takedowns
4:51Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Nassourdine Imavov) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
7
Submission
4
Decision
6
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
0
Submission
1
Decision
3
Other
0
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
12
Centurion Fight Championship
2
Ares
1
Thunderstrike Fight League
1
La Gabbia del Diavolo
1
City Cage MMA
1
Fight Exclusive Night
1
Fight Night One
1
+ 2 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 22 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Caio Borralho | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
2025-09-06 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Israel Adesanya | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov
2025-02-01 |
UFC | 2 | 0:30 |
| W | Brendan Allen | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
2024-09-28 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jared Cannonier | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Imavov
2024-06-08 |
UFC | 4 | 1:34 |
| W | Roman Dolidze | Decision (majority) | UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov
2024-02-03 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| NC | Chris Curtis | NC (accidental clash of heads) | UFC 289
2023-06-10 |
UFC | 2 | 3:04 |
| L | Sean Strickland | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov
2023-01-14 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Joaquin Buckley | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
2022-09-03 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Edmen Shahbazyan | TKO (elbows) | UFC 268
2021-11-06 |
UFC | 2 | 4:42 |
| W | Ian Heinisch | TKO (knee and punches) | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw
2021-07-24 |
UFC | 2 | 3:09 |
| L | Phil Hawes | Decision (majority) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis
2021-02-20 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jordan Williams | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana
2020-10-04 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jonathan Meunier | TKO (punches) | Ares 1
2019-12-14 |
Ares | 1 | 4:27 |
| W | Mateusz Głuch | Submission (kimura) | Thunderstrike Fight League 18
2019-09-28 |
Thunderstrike Fight League | 1 | — |
| W | Francesco Demontis | Submission (rear-naked choke) | La Gabbia del Diavolo
2019-07-26 |
La Gabbia del Diavolo | 1 | 2:26 |
| W | Gregor Weibel | Decision (unanimous) | City Cage MMA 1
2019-05-17 |
City Cage MMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Gary Formosa | TKO (punches) | Centurion Fight Championship 2
2017-11-04 |
Centurion Fight Championship | 1 | 2:02 |
| L | Michał Michalski | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Exclusive Night 19
2017-10-14 |
Fight Exclusive Night | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Paul Lawrence | TKO (punches) | Centurion Fight Championship 1
2017-05-13 |
Centurion Fight Championship | 1 | 2:43 |
| W | Yanis Cheufre | Submission (brabo choke) | Fight Night One 4
2016-04-08 |
Fight Night One | 1 | 2:32 |
| W | Said Magomed Tachaev | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Gladiator Fighting Arena 3
2016-03-05 |
Gladiator Fighting Arena | 1 | 3:20 |
| L | Ayadi Majdeddine | Submission (guillotine choke) | 100% Fight 27
2016-02-04 |
100% Fight | 1 | 4:49 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Nassourdine Imavov) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Middleweight average, over 165 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.